System and method to remind acupuncturists to remove all needles from patients after treatments

摘要

A system and method to remind acupuncturists to remove all needles from patients after acupuncture treatments. The system includes: a container for acupuncture needles, with at least three divided compartments: a first compartment for new acupuncture needle packages; a second compartment for used acupuncture needles; a third compartment for needle packaging materials; and an electronic weighing device to weigh the container with or without load. The method includes: loading enough new needle packages in the container; measuring the weight of the container and its load and displaying the total weight; automatic detection and warning of overload; automatic detecting whether the reset key has been pressed before acupuncture treatment; when the reset key is pressed, recording the current load value as the baseline weight and setting the relative reading to zero and displaying it on a screen; continuing to measure the weight of the container and its load; if the reading varies, determining whether the change of reading is caused by system drift or by the actual change of load; if the change of the readings is caused by system drift, automatically cancelling the drift value; displaying the difference between the measured weight and the reset baseline value on the display screen; based on the difference, reminding the acupuncturist to remove all the acupuncture needles from patients after the treatment before discharging the patient. The present invention solves the problem of leaving needles on the patient's body or on treatment tables, which often happens in the current practice of acupuncture and could lead to malpractice lawsuit.